After increasing successes with ballets, melodramas and theatrical works, Adolphe Adam won widespread acclaim with Giselle (highlights can be heard on 8.572924). A year later he wrote La Jolie Fille de Gand, which was received just as enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. This delightful ballet-pantomime with trademark thematic brilliance is set in Ghent and Venice, it's plot one of abduction and romance. Adam's score, which features the use of cornets and the tuba-like ophicleide, displays a more daring sense of color than that of Giselle.

Tracklist:

La Jolie Fille De Gand: Introduction
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 1 "Cesarius's Shop": Scene 1
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 1 "Cesarius's Shop": Scene 2
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 1 "Cesarius's Shop": Scene 3
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 1 "Cesarius's Shop": Scene 4
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 1 "Cesarius's Shop": Scene 5
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent": Louré
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent": Marche
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent": Après La Marche
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent", Divertissement: No. 1, -
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent", Divertissement: No. 2, Pas De Trois
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent", Divertissement: No. 3a, Pas De Deux
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent", Divertissement: No. 3b. Pas De Deux
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 2 "The Main Square In Ghent", Divertissement: No. 4, Valse
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act I Tableau 3 "Beatrix's Bedroom": Andantino Moderato
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 1 "Boudoir In The Palace Of The Marquis In Venice": Scene 1
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 1 "Boudoir In The Palace Of The Marquis In Venice": Scene 2
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 1 "Boudoir In The Palace Of The Marquis In Venice": Scene 3
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 1 "Boudoir In The Palace Of The Marquis In Venice": Scene 4
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 1 "Boudoir In The Palace Of The Marquis In Venice": Scene 5
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 2 "Ball Room In The Palace": Pas Comique
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 2 "Ball Room In The Palace": Cracovienne
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 2 "Ball Room In The Palace": Pas Seul
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 2 "Ball Room In The Palace": Pas De Béatrix
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 3 "Ball Room": Galopp Final
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act II Tableau 3 "Ball Room": Après Le Galopp
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 1 "The Park Of The Marquis's Villa": Allegro Moderato Marcato
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 1 "The Park Of The Marquis's Villa": Pas Seul
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 1 "The Park Of The Marquis's Villa": Danse
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 1 "The Park Of The Marquis's Villa": Après La Danse
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 1 "The Park Of The Marquis's Villa": Allegro Moderato
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 2 "A Boudoir In The Palace": Andantino Moderato
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 2 "A Boudoir In The Palace": Allegro Mosso
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 3 "The Square In A Village Near Ghent": No. 1a, Andantino Non Troppo
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 3 "The Square In A Village Near Ghent": No. 1b, Allegro Louré
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 3 "The Square In A Village Near Ghent": No. 2a, Andante - Allegro
La Jolie Fille De Gand, Act III Tableau 3 "The Square In A Village Near Ghent": No. 2b, Après Le Divertissement

UPC: 747313434275
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 1.28.22
Format: CD

Adam / Queensland Symphony Orch / Mogrelia - La Jolie Fille De Gand (2pk) (2 CD)